Nurturing dance

Come dance with us

Our classes ensure we can help each student individually with the dance styles they love.

Develop your love of dance

A team of qualified and passionate teachers to achieve your child's full potential

About Us

We aim to nurture a love of dance in our students whilst aspiring to develop a high level of technique and artistry.

Our teaching staff, all highly qualified professionals, strive to create a positive and encouraging atmosphere to allow each student to reach their full potential and develop friendships and social skills.

Our expert tuition and training has helped students into prestigious ballet schools both in Australia and overseas with many of our former students now dancing and teaching professionally throughout the world.

Our personalised classes ensure we can help each student individually with the dance styles they love. Our classes cater for pre-school children through to adults with a love for dance and are offered at our fully equipped studios at Warners Bay and Toronto. Our facilities include three fully equipped, air-conditioned studios with sprung floors and waiting areas at our Warners Bay location. We also have a uniform shop onsite to supply class wear.

We provide tuition, classes and much more including:

Royal Academy of Dance Classical Ballet examinations and assessments from pre-primary to grade 8 and Vocation Examinations from Intermediate Foundation to Advanced 2.

Contemporary dance classes

Pullars unique tap technique exam syllabus

Jazz and hip hop dance classes

Specialised pre-school dance classes

HSC dance coaching

Solo eisteddfod coaching

Performance groups

Stretch classes

Private lessons available

Exam holiday school

100% acceptance in HSPA School

Mid-year demonstration with scholarships awarded

Trophies for all students

Annual concert

History

Lake Macquarie Dance Centre provides a professional, stimulating and caring environment for children and adults alike to learn various dance styles.
Our staff are highly qualified professionals but more importantly are passionate about dance, says dance centre owner Debra McDonnell.

Our results speak from themselves with 100% exam success rate and high numbers of merits and distinctions.
Many of our students have gained acceptance into university dance degree courses throughout Australia.

Some of our former students are now dancing and teaching professionally throughout the world.

The Lake Macquarie Dance Centre is celebrating its 40th year of dance tuition, starting as the Robyn Hick School of Dancing in Toronto. Throughout the years the studio has grown to 2 locations. In 2006 Debra McDonnell took over as the principal, bringing her many years of teaching and experience into the studio.

In 2011 Damian Smith a former student of Robyn Hick and principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet Company gladly agreed to be our school patron. In 2012 we visited him and enjoyed watching a company class and performances in San Francisco on our American Dance Trip.

Philosophy

We aim to develop your child's love of dance and music in a nurturing and safe environment and have them reach their individual potential.

Previous Achievements

100% exam success rate, results with high numbers of merits and distinctions

Former students are now dancing and teaching professionally throughout the world.

Students have been accepted into prestigious ballet schools both in Australia and overseas including: Royal Ballet School, Paris Opera Ballet School, Australian Ballet School, New Zealand Ballet School

Many students have gained acceptance into university dance degree courses throughout Australia.

HSC dance callback.

Our students have competed successfully in many championships and scholarships including:

Finalist at Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland

Studio chosen to perform at the Royal Academy of Dance 80th Anniversary Gala Concert

Outright winner of the Isobel Anderson Awards

Students have been selected as finalists in the Isobel Anderson Awards.